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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
5
The text argues faith, imagination, love, and romance reveal a supernal beauty beyond the seen world. It declares there is no Santa Claus in reality, yet asserts his enduring impact on childhood joy for centuries and beyond.
Poem selection by Alfred Tennyson from In Memoriam with the hundred sixth canto. The piece urges ringing out the old and ring in the new, bidding farewell to strife and darkness while welcoming truth, peace, and noble values.
Theosophists welcome all who seek religious truth free of dogma. They value study reflection and purity of life, hold peace as a watchword, and see every religion as a path to Divine Wisdom. Truth is pursued, not imposed, with tolerance extended to all.
The dialogue features a playful exchange about authorship and wit. A remark about Michelet and the idea that a wife preserves zest is cited by Miss Keen, while Mr Highbrow challenges the claim. The mood shifts between humor and social commentary in a compact salon scene.
Dialog shows Harry and Grace recalling family trades while recalling a wartime medical joke. The line contrasts a celebrated operation with a patient’s death, ending with the administrator paying the bill without question. The scene hints at themes of business, family, and the costs of medical care.
A physician reflects that bleeding patients once seemed obsolete until a bill arrived. The dialogue reveals how financial considerations prompted a shift in medical treatment and reconsideration of traditional methods. The exchange frames a turning point driven by cost rather than clinical consensus.
A brief line from a domestic scene, voiced as a question from a wife to her husband. The fragment hints at a gendered conversation about virtue or bravery, framed as a personal inquiry within a marriage. It presents a character dynamic rather than a news event.
A fragmented scene shows banter among travelers and locals about social quirks and everyday quirks. A cranky passenger jokes about matches while others riff on manners illness and motherhood in a lively if hazy dialogue excerpt.
A hearty welcome greeted 1909 as Freeport hosts a wave of New Year social events. Open houses, mid winter party by Freeport Clubs, plus dances and card parties drew many locals and out of town guests. Notable gowns and a Cedarville wedding at Damancue marked the season as St Margaret's Guild held a matinee dance at the Masonic temple.
A sequence of brief notices records residents traveling to cities including Dixon Haldane Chicago Champaign and Aurora. Individuals listed include Harry Cary Oscar Heard Jr Miss Mary Treadlong and brother Lee, George Pipir and Mrs Pipir, Cyrus Grove Lloyd Holmes Frank Donner and Elenor Lamb among others, with returns to universities and visits to friends or relatives in multiple towns.
A holiday social titled Last Chance for Girls was held Thursday night at Lexington hall with about fifty young ladies inviting their gentlemen friends to celebrate the old year out and the new year in. The event followed leap year customs and featured Gibler's orchestra. Out of town guests included L C Miller Wheeler Ryan Dawse and Bellmy of Rockford and Misses Ethel Jardine and Euelah Haymaker. The grand march was led by Miss Ima Jungkuniz and Karl Wagner.
New Year’s afternoon and evening saw a reunion of the Ottenhausen family at the home of Mrs. Wilhelmina Ottenhausen. All the children and grandchildren attended except Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ottenhausen of northern Wisconsin. Guests included Mr and Mrs. Fred Ottenhausen, Mr and Mrs. Will Ottenhausen, Mr and Mrs. Sam Ottenhausen, Mr and Mrs. Henry Ottenhausen, Mr and Mrs. M. Fadaton, Mr and Mrs. August Schmidt, Mr and Mrs. R. L. Moore, Miss Lulu Ottenhausen, and Miss Amy Ottenhausen. Fourteen grandchildren were present and everyone enjoyed the gathering.
At high noon on New Year’s Day a wedding solemnized the nuptials of Miss Ella Heapoy of Lene to Mr. Ong.
Miss May Lichtenberger hosted a New Year gathering at her Winnesheik Street residence with friends. Games and refreshments were offered. In the peanut contest prizes went to Miss Geor ene Ryan Mr G Hea and Miss Gladys Calkins. Guests left around 1 AM, exchanging New Year wishes.
Frank Ross and Earl Yordy hosted a private New Year’s Eve skating party at the Rollaway attended by eighty couples, the largest crowd of its kind. All who attended reported they enjoyed themselves as they left the building.
Mr and Mrs O B Bidwell and the Misses Bidwell welcomed guests yesterday afternoon from four to seven at their Stephenson street home. Honorees were Mr and Mrs Frederick Strong of Portland Oregon and Mr and Mrs Reeve Burton of this city. Light refreshments were served.
The annual New Year's Eve party at the Germania drew a large crowd of members and their families. Cards and dancing provided entertainment while refreshments were served at midnight.
Mrs Wright entertained a number of her friends at an informal party at her Stephenson Street home yesterday.
Mrs C Shoemaker hosted a family dinner on New Year’s day. Mr and Mrs P R Thompson entertained ten friends at the Brewster house. Mr and Mrs M V B Elson hosted twenty two friends at the Brewster house on Friday. Mr and Mrs Edward Winslow gave a dinner for a number of friends at the Brewster house on New Year’s day.
Friday morning the fire department was called to Germania hall to extinguish a small blaze that had started in the basement. A car load of slack coal had been received days earlier and in some manner had become ignited. It is thought that spontaneous combustion was the cause.
Mr. Frank Stossinger of near Forest Park is noted as champion squash raiser. A Hubbard squash grown on his farm this year weighed 38 pounds and was of fine quality. He is described as a successful and up-to-date farmer in many other respects.
Jacob Springer of West Franklin Maine says he reached a higher health level after using Dr King s New Life Pills They keep his stomach liver and bowels working right If the pills disappoint you on trial a refund is offered at Jos Emmert s drug store The price is 25 cents.
Mrs Anna Herbert wife of E D Herbert of South Galena avenue died at midnight New Year’s Eve after a year of illness from valvular heart disease. She was born October 23 1846 in Lancaster township and leaves her husband and three children Walter M Mabel and Harold. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from the family residence with burial in Oakland cemetery.
Fred Stewart a Freeport contractor who landed the Mt Carroll high school contract had his traveling bag stolen at a Mt Carroll hotel Wednesday night. A well dressed young man sat with him, vanished after supper, and left with the bag containing valuable papers. Police and towns were alerted. the bag was later found rifled with unwanted contents scattered. The suspect reportedly fled toward Lanark and is suspected of similar schemes elsewhere.
Frank S Regan the cartoonist and chalk talker will headline the Y M C A men s meeting tomorrow at 3 30 pm with Pictures From Life as the subject. The event is free and open to all men with music promised. Regan will also address the boys at 2 30 pm. Last night a Turner Art and Lecture company program on A Tour of the White Mountains was well received by a small audience. Rev H L Moore delivered the slides and talk praising the region s beauty. The event drew praise though larger audiences were blocked by other commitments.
Joshua Hulse a long prominent Rockford Pecatonica hardware merchant died Thursday at Rockford hospital after a long illness. Born October 12, 1846 in Rock Run township Stephenson county he joined the Union Army before 21 serving mainly against General Forest under Captain H Milligan. A veteran of the G A R he belonged to Ella Post Pecatonica and Nevins Post in Rockford. He trained in Chicago before entering business life with a hardware firm.
Thursday evening a fire totally destroyed Peni Kohl’s farmhouse one mile northwest of Ascus. A defective chimney started the blaze, quickly spreading in a strong breeze. Neighbors and volunteers fought the fire but the oak timber construction kept the house burning for over an hour. Only a few belongings survived. The family stayed with William Lobdell before moving to Kohl’s daughter Mrs. Knight. Kohl is ill with a severe cold and under a physician’s care.
Tonight and Sunday at Salem church an evangelistic program runs Sunday morning at 11 and 2 and 7 pm. About 700 people expected. Twenty four songs to be sung Griffin to read Bible from memory Old fashioned sermon praise meeting 2 to 3 pm sermon Sunday night on earthquake Second Coming and other titles. Invitations extended to men and families reporters requested 300 letters sent the evangelist aims to draw wide attendance.
Mr C Jinarajadasa delivered the second Theosophical lecture at the Masonic temple in Freeport on Thursday on Science as a Key to God's Mysteries. He will speak again tonight on Theosophy and Modern Social Problems and tomorrow at 3 pm on The Christ of the Christian Theosophist. The lectures are free with no collection.
Mr. E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton Maine says Bucklen's Arnica Salve does the business. He used it for piles and it cured them. He also used it for chapped hands and it cured them. He applied it to an old sore and it healed quickly.
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